神san4台toi2

English

1. someone who is has a high status
2. reputation but who is in fact totally useless and without any powers [colloquial]
3. altar for worshipping gods or one's ancestors ----unreviewed?
4. a high but powerless positionunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 供奉祖先同神靈嘅祭台，用嚟擺祭品同神主牌；通常係高身嘅木枱，會有埋櫃桶（量詞：張）unreviewed?
2. 等級好高但係完全無實權嘅職位unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  佢自從得罪咗主席之後就俾人調咗上神台。

  He was elevated to a prestigious but powerless position after offending the chairman.